ASHLAND UNIVERSITY The following area students were named to Ashland University's Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be enrolled full time at Ashland University and achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Elizabeth Kail (Sandy Valley) and Samuel Porter (Tuslaw) have been chosen as the January Students of the Month at R. G. Drage Career Technical Center. Kail excels academically as a junior in the Culinary Arts program.

In the past, Sandy Valley Alumni were recognized for their outstanding achievement. The Sandy Valley Alumni Association would like to continue this tradition by selecting an outstanding Sandy Valley graduate each year.

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MAGNOLIA -- Jim Knight told a group of Sandy Valley Middle School students on Monday to "think twice before posting on social media." It was one of many pieces of advise the crime prevention specialist at Stark County Prosecutor John D.

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St. James School in Waynesburg will celebrate Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) with a number of events.
Festivities begin Jan. 30 with a Crazy for Kindness Day. Students will wear crazy clothes and write notes of appreciation for their teachers. The St.

Sandy Valley Local and Osnaburg Local Schools have announced the following preschool registration information. SANDY VALLEY Registration packets for Little Cardinal Preschool at Sandy Valley Local are ready for the 2017-2018 school year.

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EAST CANTON -- The president and vice president of the Osnaburg Local Board of Education will remain the same in 2017. The board conducted organizational business on many agenda items during its Jan. 9 meeting.

Queen Alexandria Howell and King Francesco Borsellino reigned over Sandy Valley's Winter Homecoming Court during ceremonies held this past Friday evening. Howell is the daughter of Terri and Jim Howell.

Osnaburg Local Schools on Dec. 6 hosted a panel presentation spotlighting "Best Practices in Online and Blended Learning." Administrators from across Stark County were present to learn more about the topic.

MAGNOLIA -- School field trips aren't typically like this. Sandy Valley Elementary student Westin Little recently helped organize a field trip for his fellow fourth grade classmates to take. It wasn't to a park or a museum. Instead, it was to his house.

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The Osnaburg Local Board of Education during its Dec. 19 meeting made some non-teaching personnel moves. The board amended bus mechanic Ryan Hartshorne from a part time limited contract to a full-time contract effective Jan. 1.

MAGNOLIA-- Sandy Valley Local is ready to grow its partnership with the Kent State University Stark campus. District officials announced an expansion of the partnership during the Sandy Valley Board of Education meeting on Dec. 19.

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Eighth grade students from Faircrest Memorial Middle School ask career-related questions to Canton Museum of Art director Max Barton and education director, Erica Emerson during their recent field trip to the museum.

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MAGNOLIA-- Sandy Valley High School principal Matt Whitted provided fall results of the Ohio Graduation Test to Sandy Valley Board of Education members during their Dec. 19 meeting. Whitted told members 13 students needed to pass the test in order to be allowed to graduate.

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Fifth grade students at Faircrest Memorial Middle School participated in a national Sumdog tournament before Thanksgiving break. Sumdog is a math website where students answer questions to earn coins and compete against students from around the country.